Template:Did you know nominations/Benjamin N. Duke House

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 03:12, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Benjamin N. Duke House

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The Benjamin N. Duke House

... that the Benjamin N. Duke House, owned by the same family for over a century, was later sold to a former taxi driver? Source: $40 Million Buys Ex-Cabby His Own Corner of 5th Avenue
- ALT1: ... that the Benjamin N. Duke House, owned by the same family for over a century, was sold in 2006 to a former taxi driver who owned the house for four years? Source: $40 Million Buys Ex-Cabby His Own Corner of 5th Avenue; Barbanel, Josh (July 28, 2010). "Slim Pickings: $44 Million Home". Wall Street Journal.
- ALT2: ... that when former taxi driver Tamir Sapir bought the Benjamin N. Duke House in 2006, it was the most expensive townhouse ever sold in Manhattan? Source: $40 Million Buys Ex-Cabby His Own Corner of 5th Avenue
- ALT3: ... that in the 1980s, the owners of the Benjamin N. Duke House received six finials from the company that was renovating the roof? Source: Giovannini, Joseph (September 26, 1985). "The Wraps Come Off a 1901 Beaux-arts Mansion". The New York Times.
- ALT4: ... that in the 1970s, Mary Semans refused to sell her family's house for over US$1 million, instead asking that her house become a New York City landmark? Source: Carmody, Deirdre (July 25, 1973). "Ban Asked on Razing of 2 Townhouses for a High ‐ Rise". The New York Times.
- ALT5: ... that in the 1970s, Mary Semans asked that her family's house be protected as a New York City landmark, rather than sell the house for over US$1 million? Source: Carmody, Deirdre (July 25, 1973). "Ban Asked on Razing of 2 Townhouses for a High ‐ Rise". The New York Times.
- Reviewed: Kesagami Lake

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 22:29, 9 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Benjamin N. Duke House; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited: - n
Interesting:

QPQ: - Not done
Overall: @Epicgenius: Good article. But I'm not seeing where in the sources for alt4 and 5 does it say that she asked for the house to be a NYC Landmark. Also waiting on a QPQ. Onegreatjoke (talk) 23:23, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

@Onegreatjoke: Thanks for the review. I will do a QPQ shortly. In regards to ALT4 and ALT5, I meant to link this NYT source from 1972, Razing of 2 Old Townhouses Is Halted, which says: The present owner, Mrs. James H. Semans of Durham, N. C., the former Mary Duke Biddle, has refused to sell to the apartment‐house builders and has petitioned for designation of the house as a landmark. The $1 million figure comes from the 1973 source. Epicgenius (talk) 23:29, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

@Onegreatjoke: Thanks again for bearing with me. I have done a QPQ now. Epicgenius (talk) 23:53, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Approve. Onegreatjoke (talk) 19:36, 11 March 2023 (UTC)